Djibouti City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$245	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	20	51
🏙️ Population	604K	431K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 34% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6224th ($571 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Namibia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8841st and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Windhoek

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	Djibouti City	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785